News from the Draft combine

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Elias Lindholm was among the best in Push and Pull Strength? Pretty impressive.

[sureLoss]

Didn't notice till now that Myles Bell was at this years draft combine... Would you pick him if he got to the Flames 3rd round pick?

At close to 20 years old, he would probably make the NHL team faster than a lot of the prospects at this years draft. 6' 214lbs converted from D to winger. 93pts in 69 games this year in the WHL

However it may be better off for him to go to a smaller hockey market considering his past.

[ignite09]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Didn't notice till now that Myles Bell was at this years draft combine... Would you pick him if he got to the Flames 3rd round pick?

At close to 20 years old, he would probably make the NHL team faster than a lot of the prospects at this years draft. 6' 214lbs converted from D to winger. 93pts in 69 games this year in the WHL

However it may be better off for him to go to a smaller hockey market considering his past.

So what happened to the kid? Why is he in this draft at 20 years old?

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by ignite09

So what happened to the kid? Why is he in this draft at 20 years old?

http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/fatal-cras...gbank-1.637973

Was projected to go in the 1st round the year of that crash. Has been passed over at the draft twice since then presumably due to issues related to the crash.

[T@T]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

http://calgary.ctvnews.ca/fatal-cras...gbank-1.637973

Was projected to go in the 1st round the year of that crash. Has been passed over at the draft twice since then presumably due to issues related to the crash.

He didn't seem to miss any time or do any time, played 54 games in 11-12, is it still in court or did he get a slap on the wrist, summer jail?

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by T@T

He didn't seem to miss any time or do any time, played 54 games in 11-12, is it still in court or did he get a slap on the wrist, summer jail?

Not sure, hard to find any information on his legal situation after he got charged with impaired driving causing death and bodily harm.

[Red John]

Just stay away from Myles Bell.

Has a huge shot but doesn't make smart plays, gets tunnel vision and doesn't use his size enough. Lacks intensity at times and can lose interest now and then rendering him a liability. Good PP weapon but when the going gets tough 5 on 5 he isn't going to step up.

[T@T]

I have a friend that was convicted of a similar charge(no death) but after 6 years he still can't take his kids to disneyland, how could this kid travel back and forth playing hockey?

[Erick Estrada]

Ryan Pulock tested out well. His name pops up frequently in the top testing.

[Red John]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Ryan Pulock tested out well. His name pops up frequently in the top testing.

That's because he's physically way more mature than most his age. An early developer.

Nick Petrecki tested extremely well at the combine in 2007 as well.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Red John

That's because he's physically way more mature than most his age. An early developer.

Nick Petrecki tested extremely well at the combine in 2007 as well.

I personally don't want the Flames to draft the kid but couldn't ignore that he looks to be fit and strong.

[T@T]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

I personally don't want the Flames to draft the kid but couldn't ignore that he looks to be fit and strong.

He's a freak of nature physically,great shot,QB's the PP and skates well, if he is on the board for the Pitt pick I would be mad if he not taken.

[HighLifeMan]

Originally Posted by T@T

He's a freak of nature physically,great shot,QB's the PP and skates well, if he is on the board for the Pitt pick I would be mad if he not taken.

We would be lucky to get him at 22.

[showtime]

Originally Posted by T@T

They are shoulder width push ups(hands directly below the shoulders), they place a roll of duck tape under your upper chest which you can't touch and your chin must go below the tape. I think it's a time limit as well.

Try it, not easy.

Im also fairly certain they do it to a metronome as well. If you cant keep pace your out. I think it was 25 beats per minute. Its super hard.

[PantherExtreme]

So i caught like a minute of this stuff the other day and heard button say something like " flames would like monahan but get a nice consolation prize in lindholm". Typical mock draft babbling but coming from a guy who i think predicted jankowski in a mock i listen close when he talks about the flames. May have been talked about here already.

[moon]

Originally Posted by T@T

I have a friend that was convicted of a similar charge(no death) but after 6 years he still can't take his kids to disneyland, how could this kid travel back and forth playing hockey?

I think you can apply to get permission to travel to the States.

I know a buddy that had been convicted of something (not this bad) that didn't allow him to travel to the states but he applied for permission and is able to go now.

Not sure what the specifics would be in this case but Mac T seems to have no problem travelling between the countries.

[T@T]

Originally Posted by moon

I think you can apply to get permission to travel to the States.

I know a buddy that had been convicted of something (not this bad) that didn't allow him to travel to the states but he applied for permission and is able to go now.

Not sure what the specifics would be in this case but Mac T seems to have no problem travelling between the countries.

Well he got a Canadian pardon this year and is now trying to get an American border crossing card because his name still comes up.

Mac T because of the years probably hasn't had a problem plus it happened in the states and paid his dues...but post 9-11 changed everything.

[ricardodw]

Originally Posted by moon

I think you can apply to get permission to travel to the States.

I know a buddy that had been convicted of something (not this bad) that didn't allow him to travel to the states but he applied for permission and is able to go now.

Not sure what the specifics would be in this case but Mac T seems to have no problem travelling between the countries.

Bell has been playing games in Everett, Seattle, Portland Spokane Tri-Cities....... he has crossed the border a lot.

[Azure]

Originally Posted by T@T

They are shoulder width push ups(hands directly below the shoulders), they place a roll of duck tape under your upper chest which you can't touch and your chin must go below the tape. I think it's a time limit as well.

Try it, not easy.

Sorry but with a month of practice I could easily do more than 50. I honestly don't understand the 'strength' part of the fitness testing at the NHL combine.

Plus, after looking at the players being tested, holy crap are some of them skinny. Seth Jones looks like the skinny 16 year teenager in high school that everyone picked on.

I don't understand why it is so hard for them to be a lot stronger and bigger by the time they turn 18. Put some weight on the squat rack and get squatting. There is no rocket science behind bulking up.

[Goodlad]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

A few of the results are out:
http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?...&cmpid=nhl-twt
Peak Power Output: 1. Samuel Morin, Rimouski (QMJHL), 15.8 watts/kilogram; 2. Shea Theodore, Seattle (WHL), 15.8; 3. Oliver Bjorkstrand, Portland (WHL), 14.9; 4 (tie). Jeremy Gregoire, Baie-Comeau (QMJHL) and Yan Pavel Laplante, PEI (QMJHL), 14.9; 6. Nicholas Baptiste, Sudbury (OHL), 14.7; 7. Connor Hurley, Edina (HIGH-MN), 14.5; 8. Ryan Pulock, Brandon (WHL), 14.4; 9 Valentin Zykov, Baie-Comeau (QMJHL), 14.4; 10. Morgan Klimchuk, Regina (WHL), 14.2.

VO2 Max Test Duration: 1. Mirco Mueller, Everett (WHL), 14:30; 2. Chris Bigras, Owen Sound (OHL), 14:30; 3. Adam Erne, Quebec (QMJHL), 14:00; 4. Rasmus Ristolainen, TPS (FIN), 14:00; 5 (tie). Dillon Heatherington, Swift Current, Samuel Morin, Rimouski (QMJHL) and Bo Horvat, London (OHL), 14:00; 8. Sean Monahan, Ottawa (OHL), 14:00; 9. Anthony Mantha, Val-d'Or (QMJHL), 14:00; 10. Mason Geertsen, Vancouver, 13:30.

Yuhasz Body Fat percentage: 1. Adam Tambellini, Surrey (BCHL), 5.0; 2. Jonathan Drouin, Halifax (QMJHL), 5.4; 3. Gabryel Paquin-Boudreau, Baie-Comeau (QMJHL), 7.3; 4. Jan Kostalek, Rimouski (QMJHL), 7.3; 5. Zachary Sanford, Islanders (EJHL), 7.4; 6. Oliver Bjorkstrand, Portland (WHL), 7.4; 7. Nathan MacKinnon, Halifax (QMJHL), 7.6; 8. Jacob de la Rose, Leksand (SWE), 7.6; 9. Thomas Vannelli, Minnetonka (HIGH-MN), 7.7; 10. Alexander Wennberg, Djurgarden (SWE), 7.7.

Wing Span: 1 (tie). Seth Jones, Portland (WHL) and Jonathan Ismael-Diaby, Victoriaville (QMJHL), 81.0 inches; 3. Nikita Zadorov, London (OHL), 80.5; 4. Michael McCarron, USA U-18 (USHL), 79.5; 5 (tie). Darnell Nurse, Sault Ste. Marie (OHL), Samuel Morin, Rimouski (QMJHL), Anthony Mantha, Val-d'Or (QMJHL) and Frederik Gauthier, Rimouski (QMJHL), 79.0; 9 (tie). Ty Stanton, Medicine Hat (WHL) and Valeri Nichushkin, Chelyabinsk (KHL), 78.5.

Vertek Vertical Jump with Pause: 1 (tie). Remi Elie, London (OHL), Eamon McAdam, Waterloo (USHL) and Ryan Pulock, Brandon (WHL), 28.5 inches; 4 (tie). Nicholas Baptiste, Sudbury (OHL) and Thomas Vannelli, Minnetonka (HIGH-MN), 28.0; 6 (tie). Samuel Morin, Rimouski (QMJHL), Ryan Kujawinski, Kingston (OHL), and Anthony Mantha, Val-d'Or (QMJHL), 27.5; 9 (tie). Brett Pesce, New Hampshire (H-EAST), Ian McCoshen, Waterloo (USHL), Justin Bailey, Kitchener (OHL), Kerby Rychel, Windsor (OHL), Spenser Jensen, Medicine Hat (WHL), Jeremy Gregoire, Baie-Comeau (QMJHL), Frederik Gauthier, Rimouski (QMJHL), Ryan Fitzgerald, Valley (EJHL), and Morgan Klimchuk, Regina (WHL), 27.0.

Standing Long Jump: 1. Zach Nastasiuk, Owen Sound (OHL), 117.0 inches; 2. Jacob de la Rose, Leksand (SWE), 115.0; 3. Justin Bailey, Kitchener (OHL), 114.0; 4. Spenser Jensen, Medicine Hat (WHL), 112.5; 5. Linus Arnesson, Djurgarden (SWE), 111.5; 6 (tie). Sean Malone, USA U-18 (USHL), Nicholas Baptiste, Sudbury (OHL) and Ryan Kujawinski, Kingston (OHL), 111.0; 9 (tie). Steven Santini, USA U-18 (USHL), and Chris Bigras, Owen Sound (OHL), 110.0.

Right-hand Grip: 1. Hudson Fasching, USA U-18 (USHL), 169 pounds; 2. Remi Elie, London (OHL), 167; 3. William Carrier, Cape Breton (QMJHL), 155; 4. Ryan Pulock, Brandon (WHL), 154; 5. Kerby Rychel, Windsor (OHL), 152; 6. Bogdan Yakimov, Nizhnekamsk 2 (RUS-JR), 150; 7 (tie). Marko Dano, Bratislava (KHL), and Adam Tambellini, Surrey (BCHL), 149; 9. Mirco Mueller, Everett (WHL), 148; 10. Adam Erne, Quebec (QMJHL), 145.

Left-hand Grip: 1. Ryan Pulock, Brandon (WHL), 166 pounds; 2. Remi Elie, London (OHL), 158; 3. Hudson Fasching, USA U-18 (USHL), 154; 4 (tie). Bogdan Yakimov, Nizhnekamsk 2 (RUS-JR), Jeremy Gregoire, Baie-Comeau, 151; 6. Justin Bailey, Kitchener (OHL), 149; 7. Mirco Mueller, Everett (WHL), 144; 8. Vincent Dunn, Val-d'Or (QMJHL), 143; 9. Ryan Kujawinski, Kingston (OHL), 142; 10 (tie). Marko Dano, Bratislava (KHL), Jacob de la Rose, Leksand (SWE), and Nick Moutrey, Saginaw (QMJHL), 141.

Bench Press: 1. Tyler Lewington, Medicine Hat, 16; 2 (tie). Kerby Rychel, Windsor (OHL), and Dylan Labbe, Shawinigan (QMJHL), 15; 4 (tie). John Hayden, USA U-18 (USHL), and Mason Geertsen, Vancouver (WHL), 14; 6 (tie). Bogdan Yakimov, Nizhnekamsk 2 (RUS-JR), Nick Moutrey, Saginaw (OHL), Myles Bell, Kelowna (WHL), Ian McCoshen, Waterloo (USHL), 13; 10 (tie). Bo Horvat, London (OHL), Nikita Zadorov, London (OHL), Dillon Heatherington, Swift Current (WHL), and Anthony Florentino, South Kent School (HIGH-CT), 12.

Push-ups: 1. Tyler Lewington, Medicine Hat (WHL), 42; Jan Kostalek, Rimouski (QMJHL), 37; 3 (tie). John Hayden, USA U-18 (USHL), and Nicolas Petan, Portland (WHL), 36; 5 (tie). Connor Hurley, Edina (HIGH-MN), and Juuse Saros, HPK Jr. (FIN-JR), 34; 7 (tie). Zach Nastasiuk, Owen Sound (OHL), William Carrier, Cape Breton (QMJHL), Keaton Thompson, USA U-18 (USHL), Spenser Jensen, Medicine Hat (WHL), Ryan Pulock, Brandon (WHL), and Remi Elie, London (OHL), 32.

Push Strength: 1. Tyler Lewington, Medicine Hat (WHL), 341 pounds; 2. Viktor Crus Rydberg, Linkoping Jr. (SWE-JR), 307; 3. Mirco Mueller, Everett (WHL), 296; 4 (tie). John Hayden, USA U-18 (USHL), and Kerby Rychel, Windsor (OHL), 294; 6. Myles Bell, Kelowna (WHL), 277; 7. Elias Lindholm, Brynas (SWE), 277; 8 (tie). Mason Geertsen, Vancouver (WHL), and Joshua Morrissey, Prince Albert (WHL), 276; 10. Hudson Fasching, USA U-18 (USHL), 267.

Pull Strength: 1. Viktor Crus Rydberg, Linkoping Jr. (SWE-JR), 344 pounds; 2. Bogdan Yakimov, Nizhnekamsk 2 (RUS-JR), 311; 3. Valentin Zykov, Baie-Comeau (QMJHL), 307; 4. Jackson Houck, Vancouver (WHL), 305; 5. Mason Geertsen, Vancouver (WHL), 302; 6. Tyler Lewington, Medicine Hat (WHL), 296; 7. Rasmus Ristolainen, TPS (FIN), 294; 8. Marko Dano, Bratislava (KHL), 293; 9. Curtis Lazar, Edmonton (WHL), 290; 10 (tie). Elias Lindholm, Brynas (SWE), Avery Peterson, Grand Rapids (HIGH-MN), and Frederik Gauthier, Rimouski (QMJHL), 288.

Upper Body Power 4 KG Ball: 1. Nick Moutrey, Saginaw (OHL), 246 inches; 2. Michael McCarron, USA U-18 (USHL), 241; 3. Marko Dano, Bratislava (KHL), 232; 4. Bogdan Yakimov, Nizhnekamsk 2 (RUS-JR), 230; 5. Curtis Lazar, Edmonton (WHL), 227; 6. Ian McCoshen, Waterloo (USHL), 225; 7. John Hayden, USA U-18 (USHL), 224; 8. Jan Kostalek, Rimouski (QMJHL), 223; 9. Mirco Mueller, Everett (WHL), 222; 10. Jackson Houck, Vancouver (WHL), Vincent Dunn, Val-d'Or (QMJHL) and Alexandre Coulombe, Stanstead College (HIGH-QC), 221.

This is another situation where the draft combine becomes important. Pulock was on my radar before the combine, but now I really hope Calgary finds a way to draft him. Morin and Rychel also seemed to have very strong performances.